I live and work in Kyiv, where I am a contemporary artist whose practice explores how time changes memory and how personal experience shapes our perception of the world. I focus on moments of change, when the familiar becomes unfamiliar and familiar images acquire new meanings. My artistic practice is deeply shaped by the experience of living through war, motherhood, and attempts to maintain a connection with myself in a changing reality.
Combining drawing with hand embroidery using red thread, I reinterpret familiar images of nature, home, and human experience, exploring how fragility, loss, hope, and the search for support intertwine within them. I currently work primarily on paper, using graphic materials and textile elements. The line, punctures, and red thread become part of a visual language in which the process of creation itself takes on particular significance. Through these materials, I explore how personal experiences transform familiar images and what remains of them after loss, rupture, and attempts to restore a connection with oneself and the surrounding world.
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We often hide our dreams behind the familiar excuse "not the right time," yet true desires never fade—they patiently watch us from the shadows. "Desire 4" is an evocative, piercing graphic artwork capturing the moment you finally dare to look your deepest longings straight in the eye. At the core of the piece rests a star composed of watchful eyes, emerging from a dense graphite background and anchored by delicate stitches of red thread.
This is an original artwork from the "Desire" series, executed in mixed media (graphite pencil and hand-sewn red thread) on heavy paper, measuring 20 x 20 cm (7.87 x 7.87 inches). Signed on the back by the artist, the piece is offered unframed—framing with a mat and protective glass is recommended to safeguard the detailed graphite texture and delicate embroidery.
I live and work in Kyiv, where I am a contemporary artist whose practice explores how time changes memory and how personal experience shapes our perception of the world. I focus on moments of change, when the familiar becomes unfamiliar and familiar images acquire new meanings. My artistic practice is deeply shaped by the experience of living through war, motherhood, and attempts to maintain a connection with myself in a changing reality.
Combining drawing with hand embroidery using red thread, I reinterpret familiar images of nature, home, and human experience, exploring how fragility, loss, hope, and the search for support intertwine within them. I currently work primarily on paper, using graphic materials and textile elements. The line, punctures, and red thread become part of a visual language in which the process of creation itself takes on particular significance. Through these materials, I explore how personal experiences transform familiar images and what remains of them after loss, rupture, and attempts to restore a connection with oneself and the surrounding world.
